2019 GT Official Color Debate (formerly Adidas Swag Watch 2019 **

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

Sure was, "Keep your eye on the ball" was his signature sign off.

Was this directed at me? "Keep your eye on the ball" does indeed sound like Jack Hurst.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

Equally bad IMO is the excessive use of blue uniforms by the women's basketball team, as well as all the blue we have had over the Danny Hall years on the baseball uniforms. At least the baseball caps have the interlocking GT logo; the women's basketball uniforms have little at all to indicate that they are Georgia Tech.

 

[Milwaukee]

Looks like we may have lost more important games wearing blue than we have won.

It was because of the blue unis, too. Just like we lost so many games this year in the Adidas unis when all summer long we heard the players, especially our o-line, talk about how much more range of motion they provide which in return helps them play better and block better. I'm telling you, the unis make the difference on the scoreboard. I swear to God they do.

I'm just being a smartass but you get the point.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

I’ve seen less arguing about clothes between my wife and daughter.

Not at my house, but it is...close, very close.

 

[VintageWreck]

This color is awesome. It's "old gold". I have mentioned the New Orleans color scheme in recent posts. The numbers and pants match.
Never wear all blue.
Never wear black.

I’m going to repost what I posted on the earlier pages of this thread. The numbers on this jersey... . Best color on a uniform in a while

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[Heisman's Ghost]

Wow this is really a 520+ post thread

Uniforms man, uniforms. As a fan base, we are more concerned about shade of gold, blue pants, gold helmets, white helmets, stingers, gold jerseys, white jerseys and so forth than any fan base in the country. Its what we do at the Institute.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

Was this directed at me? "Keep your eye on the ball" does indeed sound like Jack Hurst.

Point of order, that was his signature sign off of his weekly radio program devoted to all things sports in ATL. I think it was on WQXI back in the day. No, it was not directed at you or anyone else. His is referencing Mr. Hurst.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

Point of order, that was his signature sign off of his weekly radio program devoted to all things sports in ATL. I think it was on WQXI back in the day. No, it was not directed at you or anyone else. His is referencing Mr. Hurst.

Actually, I was the one who referenced Hurst. That's why I asked if you meant to direct it to me.

 

[VintageWreck]

Heisman, I like your style!

The Institute. We can do that. We are Georgia Tech.

Uniforms man, uniforms. As a fan base, we are more concerned about shade of gold, blue pants, gold helmets, white helmets, stingers, gold jerseys, white jerseys and so forth than any fan base in the country. Its what we do at the Institute.

 

[GTballer21]

With gold pants

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

Actually, I was the one who referenced Hurst. That's why I asked if you meant to direct it to me.

Got it.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

With gold pantsView attachment 5242

That is very close to Old Gold pants. I think. Pretty cool color scheme I have to admit.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

Got it.

I grew up listening to him do the Tech games, and Ed Thellinius doing the mutt games. Two GREAT announcers.

 

[Gold1]

Who gives a crap if they match perfectly!! If it looks good...it looks good.

 

[GT_receivers]

So this uniform is not good enough in representing our colors?
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That is by far our best uniform combination. Classic GT look. Even more than gold jerseys

 

[TheSilasSonRising]

So this uniform is not good enough in representing our colors?
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Of course you are correct. Whatever you say about this entire post is fine and correct.

If you say the referenced picture is correct you are right. No problem.

If you think the all blue uni is correct for GT every game you are correct. Cool by me.

If we never have gold shirts ever who cares unless you think it would be correct. Again fine by me.

White hat, black shirts, blue pants - excellent.

Glad I have been able to read all the posts.

I just hope if blue, or black, or gray, or red, or green, or any color is used as the majority color in our unis that someone at GT will eventually just be honest about it.

I have no problem whatever you, Adidas, and GTAA decides.

 

[Milwaukee]

Dear Adidas:

Please just go back to our 2006 uniform combo but replace the R with your Adidas logo and sprinkle in the 1 new combo for 2019:

1 - *home* Gold helmets with gold jerseys with dark blue numbers and white pants at home

2- *away* Gold helmets with white jerseys with dark blue numbers and gold pants on the road

3 - *Throwback* white helmet with ugly mustard tops with white pants for 1 game

4 - Now also sprinkle in this new 2019 white helmet without the stinger with white jerseys with gold numbers and gold pants for 1 game

5 - Gold helmet with blue jersey with WHITE numbers with white pants for any postseason games

If you don't love every one of these then I don't want to know you. End of thread.

 

[GT flunkout]

Disagree with using any kind of alternates for postseason games. There is a reason no program that knows what they're doing with marketing does that.... because it's the time you should be showcasing your primary brand and what defines you to a larger audience.

Best primary whites - 1998

Best gold alternates - 2000 Gator Bowl

Best blue for once a season - 2006 ACCCG

 

[GT flunkout]

The white and gold together at the bottom of your post lacks visual “pop”. That’s a big no-no in graphic design and corporate identity/logo design. There’s just not enough contrast for the casual observer to notice it and have it stand out from any background visual noise. It also creates big problems trying to read numbers and names on jerseys at a distance in a stadium. That is why navy blue and sometimes black is used as trim or outlines.

It doesn’t help that Tech gold is a muted version of the color. Many people hated the darker mustard gold but it had better pop against white and I think that’s part of the reason why it was used in the past.

If you can't define what "pop" is then it's probably not a real thing. I think you're just opening up the old "shade of gold" argument which is an ancillary argument to how the two colors should be used. Agree that dark navy blue should always be used for a border color to provide contrast.

 

[GT flunkout]

If you can't define what "pop" is then it's probably not a real thing. I think you're just opening up the old "shade of gold" argument which is an ancillary argument to how the two colors should be used. Agree that dark navy blue should always be used for a border color to provide contrast.

Disregard this post. Just realized you were talking about the new institutional wordmarks. They would be better served with dark Navy outline.